Program Manager - Immigration

T-Mobile•Overland Park, WA

11d•$63,800 - $115,100•Onsite

About The Position

At T-Mobile, we invest in YOU! Our Total Rewards Package ensures that employees get the same big love we give our customers. All team members receive a competitive base salary and compensation package - this is Total Rewards. Employees enjoy multiple wealth-building opportunities through our annual stock grant, employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), and access to free, year-round money coaches. That’s how we’re UNSTOPPABLE for our employees! Are you looking for a work environment which encourages teamwork and where you are respected, supported, challenged, and can grow and advance your career? If your answer is “yes,” you should join T-Mobile’s All-Star Legal Team! Under the direction of the company’s Senior Manager, Legal Projects, Labor & Employment and Immigration, the Immigration Program Manager will assist in the management and further development of the company’s Immigration Program (“Program”). Responsibilities will include assuming management over one or more key functions of the Program, for example, Training & Communications, Reporting & Metrics, Issue Management, and Processing of Immigration Cases. Responsibilities will also include assisting in developing and managing immigration training; communications; program documentation, monitoring, metrics, and reporting; benchmarking and best practices; and other Immigration Program initiatives as assigned.

Requirements

3+ years of relevant immigration-related experience as a paralegal or related role
Excellent writing skills (writing samples will be requested)
A proven ability to balance multiple priorities, work independently, drive projects to completion, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment—with only periodic supervision.
High personal and professional integrity, detail-orientation
Ability to work collaboratively and manage and initiate effective cross-functional relationships.
Public speaking/presentation skills and the ability to develop engaging presentations
At least 18 years of age
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Paralegal Certification from an ABA accredited school, or 5 years of directly relevant immigration experience

Responsibilities

Oversees Immigration Program.
Identifies, triages, and resolves related risks, presenting risks and solutions to key stakeholders throughout the company.
Coordinate with outside counsel, federal agencies, and state agencies for timely and correct filing of immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions; manage the relationship with hiring managers; foreign national employees, outside legal counsel, and federal agencies
Federal regulation compliance training, advising and implementation
Managing and processing the timely and accurate filing of a high volume of U.S. immigration applications and/or petitions.
Assess internal need for immigration-related policy and balance corporate immigration policy with corporate legal liability
Communicate policies to hiring managers and foreign nationals and oversee compliance with corporate immigration policy
Interacting directly with government agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, and/or the Department of State.
Performing legal research.
Maintain Public Access Files
Utilizing interactive databases as well as MS Office Suite, including Outlook scheduling and e-mail systems, to closely monitor foreign national employees’ cases to ensure that they maintain lawful work status.
Coordinating and conducting training sessions for HR, peers, managers, and foreign nationals on immigration areas of interest.
Developing, monitoring, and advising about immigration-related policy and practices.